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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-17

tado ruinoso, volveran q utilizarse
para la defensa de sus alcoholics ;
pero en- frente de intereses pol1ticos
resta la salud pdblica, que q mi en-
tender es mas que raz6n de estado,
raz6n humanitaria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-17

~ Pof considerable de oompleta oportu-
hida en- los presentes m0mentos, rspreducimos
hoy, cd 81 lugar preferente do este hdmero, 81
papitulu do nnestro libro 6 q Question Ultra.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
MINOR MATTERS.
Government Employees Who Persist In In
jurinc Themselves by Hard Work.

Government Employees Who Persist In In
jurine Themselves by Hard Work.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Oct 29.-It may perhaps sound
rather hyperbolica but there actually are en-
ployes in the government service who have to
be restrained by their chiefs for fear that they
should overwork themselves These two ex-
captions to the general rule are ladies who are
engaged in collecting data for tho Labor Bu-
reau on the condition of working women in the
manufacturing districts of New England. These
ladies enthusiastic in their labors that they
work day and night, and would do SO for seven
days in the week if they were not restrained by
the head of the bureau. It was necessary to in
innate to then, that they would be able to work
better If they allowed themselves sufficient rest
to keep them in good health than if they were to
work themselves sick, as it was imminent they
would Their report, together with the stats.
tics collected from other portions OF
the country, will form the greater
part of the next years report OF the
the bureau The Labor Bureau has performed
the feat of making tnree annualreports In Two
and half wears. It was not until the latter
part of the fiscal year 1684-85 that 1t was or
eanized and its third annual report will soon Dc
in the hands of the Secretary Of the Interior IL
is confined to comprehensive statieucs In regard
the strikes which have occurred In the = niteo
States during the last six years. An idea OF
the amount Of work sntailed in tie preparation
may be gathered from the fact that u VIII con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
FIENDISH WORK.
Brooklyn Woman Fatally Injured by an In
fernal Machine Intended for Her Husband.

NEW YORK Oct. 29.-About 10 o'clock last
night q young man aged about twenty-one
years, dressed in tho garb of American dis
trict telegraph messenger. presented himself At
the residence Of Mr. Joseph Wechsler, OF the
dry goods firm of Wechsler & Abrahams, of
Brooklyn, at No. 329 Washington avenue, in
that city. To the servant who opened the door
he handed a small package addressed to Mr..
Wschsler. That gentleman not being at home,
the package was carried to Mrs. w echsler.
On opening she found within two
small boxes, one of which was made OF pa
per and the other of wood The latter had slid
ing top and she attempted to open it She had
only pulled the top little when thers was .
sudden explosion. and she sprang to her feet
screaming with pain, while her boy Joined with
her his cries. The servants rushed into the
room and found Mrs. Wechsler in q terrible
condition. Her face and hands were badv
lacerated. and she was almost blinded. Tho
boy, too was rolling about tbs floor in agony
from the pain caused by decorations of his
face and hands. An examination showed that
the faces of Mrs. Wechsler and her were
filled with small pieces of metal which had been
driven into them by the force of the explosion.
The boy. while painfully hurt. is not considered
to De In any danger: but IN the ease, ease OF mrs
set in. and that her death is certain
The most careful and minute examination failed
TO disclose any trace of the explosive and tho po-
llee are unable to say even to guess what it
was. There was no sign of any machinery to
have worked explosion and none of the little
bits of metal about similar to those which were
driven into the face Of Mrs. Wechsler and her
son. Where the explosive and the pieces Of
metal were kept is a thorough puzzle. The only
reasonable explanation offered was that some
new kind Of chemical compound had been used,
which, while occupying q small space. has tre-
mendous force. and is exploded By slight fric.
ton. The boxes will be thoroughly and careful
ly examined to-day by experts. and it is possible
that something may yet be found which will lead
to the discovery Of just What the explosive was.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
FLIES ON DAN.

Colonel Lamont Shows that He KeenIy APP
preciates the Importance OF Appearances.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsH1N GToN, Oct. 29-There is very good
story af1oat about Col Dan Lamont. which
shows that he appreciates the Importance of ap-
pearances. Some time ago the Colonel sat for
photograph in one of the galleries here and the
result was a very creditable picture These
photographs have been distributed among tho
Coloneps friends, who admir- ed them very much.
But day or two ago one OF his friends was seen
TO enter the room occupied by the Presidents
private secretary with an envelope OF the size
used to send photographs away in. The friend
was in consultation with Lamont for perhaps
fifteen minutes. Immediately after he left
messenger was dispatched to the place of bust
ness of the photographer who had made the
photos for the Colonel. He took order to de-
stroy the negative and all the copies
of the photograph which he might
have on hand. This mysterious action
could not be understood for some time, but at
last careful examination of the picture was
made and it was found that several flies had
alighted on the Colonels clothes during the sit
ting It has since been learned that The friend
poin ted out these adornments to the Presidents
secretary and that he told him that it had al
ways been supposed that the Colonel was a man
upon whom there are no flies. and that it would
never do to allow the pictures to go out with
those minute attachments Dan saw the point
and at once took the necessary steps to prevent
further circulation When he orders another
lot he will take care that each picture is care
fully examined with a microscope before any OF
his friends them. In the meantime. II those
who have copies of the fly" brand will return
them to the Colonel at once. they will receive
his hearty thanks and another picture by return
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
KilIe d In n Gravel Pit.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PARIS H., Oct. Cot is reported this morning
that four men and a team of horses buried in
gravel pit east of the city In short time hundreds
of people focked the of the accident and by
o'clock all of the men had been dug out two alive
and two dead. William Gafney and Samuel
Carnahan, two young men. met their
death by the negligence of contractor, who the
risk of human life to make few more dollars for
himself. Patrick Lane. of Charlottesville, Ind. last
spring given the contract of graveling road
and onehalf miles from the center of the city
to the township line, and commenced work with one
hundred teams and equal number OF men,. The
gravel was taken from this pit, and as the
pit became deeper the mployed refused to work
on account of the danger they were in. The road
could have been completed next week but only few
men would run the risk of getting out the gravel
These men did. and two of them and horse were
killed. The coroners jury this afternoon. brought
in verdict of death from criminal negligence on the
part of the contractor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
COMMISSIONERS CHAMBERLAIN.
He Evidently Considers that He Is venturing
Upon a Periious Mission.

He Evidently Considers that He f. venturing
Upon a Periious Mission.
LONDON. Oct. 29-Mr. Chamberlain started
from Birmingham to-day on his way to America
to take part in the fisheries negotiations. Be-
fore leaving tho city he addressed crowd which
had gathered to see him of. He said he hoped
the relations between England and America
would continue 20 be cordial He also said that
these might be the last words he would ever ad-
dress to his hearers. and advised them to stick
firmly to the union and maintain the Inheritance
bequeatked them by their forefathers. The
greatest enemies Of the commonwe aith, he do
clared were those who would do anything to
weaken or impair the integrity OF the empire.
Upon tho arrival OF Mr.. Chamberlain at Liver
pool the station cleared and the public was
not admitted The station was strongly guard
ed by policemen. number OF detectives fol-
lowed Mr.. Chamberlain from the station, 1t be-
ing expected that an attack would be made upon
him in the strsets. He was cheered and hooted
The Pail Mali Gazette predicts the delight
with which tho Irish 10 America will set them
selves to work to render nu9atory every nsgotia-
ton Mr. Chamberlain may enter into. and. GO
ing further. suggests that upon his arrival In
New York he will be hailed by the Irish ~ the
Roman populace welcomed Tarquin when. ac-
cording to Macaulay. on the housetops there was
no woman who did not spit at him aud hiss him.
and no child that did not scream out curses and
shake its little fist at him. This infurIate In
vective, however misrepresents the best Liberal
hopes for Mr.. Chamberain's success. II his
mission should fail through Irish hostility to
clan holding Unionist views. home rule
might suffer long aud greatly throughout
England, and the Conservative press. per-
ceiving this issue clearly, arc making the most
Of the fact
The Globe says: 1.-THE Irish aud semi-Irsh
press in New York 10 unhapply, power before
which the public men of America tremble. II
Mr.. Chamberlain fails. everybody in England,
America and Canada will know how the failure
was brought about"
The ST. James Gazette advises the country to
remember the threats of the Irish partisans,
and adds "The enemies Of good governments
in the Republic may succeed in raising Glad
stonian laugh against Mr. Chamherian, bus
though England may be annoyed thereat, greav
humiliation will be inflicted upon the American
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30

WASHINGTON. Oct. 29.-To-day. Gen. j. Hale
Sypher. attorney for George IL. Thoebe. contestant
against Hon. John G. Carlisle for seat In the ftieth
Congress- filed sixty copies of his brief with the
clerk of the House, as required by law. The brief
asserts that Thoebs elected by six hundred major
ity This result is found by rejecting about 1000
votes cast for Carlisle and about 200 cast for
Thoebe. which were polled at precincts where it Is
claimed that the laws of Kentucky not OBJ
served. The brief cities congressional presidents
from 1901 to prove that Congress maintained this
view Of the law of elections. 1t also quotes adms-
sions made by Mr. Carlisle in his answer to contes-
rants notice. which held to be fatal to his title
to the seat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Indiana Pensions.

Washing ton Special.
Pensions have been granted the following named
Indianaians:
Mexican war-Mary NJ Holbert Muncie; Andrew
j. Noe New Washington John Hyde, Terre Faute
New Pensons-Margaret Solcher Madison; Martha
Thomas Pennvilie; James f. Wright, Cortland; VIM.
Hatfield Charlottesville; VIM Wallace. Scpio; VIM.
A. Mcclellan. Muncie; George Ralston, Elizabeth
towns Peter Fl. Bradley, Piercevile; Alex. G. Davis.
Charlottesville.
Increased-R. L. Kennedy, Center Point; E. B.
F. Noot. Hancock; Samuel Clifford. Cicero; William
Schwehm, Edinburg Harrison Blackwell Mitchel
Homer Davis Carlisle Lewis r. Shroyer. Campbells-
burg; James NJ. Gwynn Rushvie; Elias Barker.
Rockport; Joseph Martin. Washington: Levi Hur-
baugh, Corydon: August Witzpacher. Ogdensburg.
Reissue-Alexander Hardisty. Whitestown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Illness of Secretary whitney.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Secretary Whitney is now
in New York and will not return to Washington for
indefinite period. Although not suffering from
any disease, he is forbidden by his physicians from
undertaking any work. For the past year the Secrs
tary has had troublesome headaches. which have
grown and more severe and frequent. until now
he is unable work. For the past two weeks he has
not been able read his letters, and although
written word of his annual report and there is no
prospect that he will be able to prepare one. Inc
physician states that with the rest the Sec
rotary will be perfectly well again. and it is probable
that he will go to quiet country PLACE to re.
cuperate. During his absence Commodore Harmony
viii act Secretary his duties and responsibilities
being shared however. by the board OF bureau Off.
GERS recently organized to meet this emergency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Samuel Young vindicated.
special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

DELPHI, Ind Oct 29.-The jury in the case of
Samuel Young. charged with forgery. returned q
verdict of not guilty. The defendant formerly
proprietor of the Delphi Journal. Last January he
was CHI arged with forging two notes for 81 600
the other for $500. One of them the Month
cello Bank, and this charge he acquitted four
months ago Now that ne has been acquitted this
second charge the record stands clear. Mr. Young is
present teaching school in White county whore he
has many warm friends who stood by him in his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
rhe treatment Idea of Honor.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The Secretary of State Is
in receipt of note from the Chinese minister here
returning by direction of his government portion
Rock Springs indemnity lately appropriated by
Congress- which represents the amount of six claims
which in the final distribution of the appropriation
have been ascertained to be Implications. Mr. Bayard
has appropriately acknowledged this honorable action
of the Chinese government and the amounts re-
funded win be covered into the treasury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Fatal Accidental shooting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind. Oct 29.-Yesterday four young
men residing miles north of here, at Rockford.
were out hunting that place. gun in the
hands of Lee Kendall accidentally discharged,
fatally woundng Need Fisar. aged twenty two years.
Young Fislar died this morning at the residence OF
Samuel Franklin near where he received his injury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Killed by q Passenger Train.

Special IndlanapoIls
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Oct. 29.-The east-bound
Louisville Evansville & st. Louis passenger train
ran over and instantly killed William Cooper, early
this morning at Princeton. Gibson county. Cooperi
was an unmarried man. and about thirty years of
age. It is believed he went to sleep on the track.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Schooner and All on Board Lost.

QUEBEC. Oct. ga dispatch from Southwest
Point, Anticosti says that the schooner Speedy,
which has arrived there from the north shore:
reports that the schooner Marie Vctorie. OF
Quebec, sank at Sand Point Sunday. and that all
hands were lost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
Threatenad Confiiot Axerted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The threatened conflict be-
tween the civil and military forces at the Round VAL
ley CaL reservation has been averted by
sent by the Secretary of War to General Howard to
withdraw the United States troops the reser-
walton, pending judicial settlement of the matter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
|, Strike That Failed.

New YORK, Oct. 29.-The printers strike has
utterly collapsed. and nearly three hundred OF the
$4,000 was spent by the union in sustaining the
strike
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
in the Miller Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journat.
PERU, Ind, Oct 29.-The jury in tho Robert Mill
Ter murder case returned verdict this afternoon OF
two years in the penirentiary. A motion was made
for new trial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
THE CAR AND THE KAISER
The Long-Talked-About Interview Be-
tween the M0narchs Will Soon Occur.
The Usual Weekly Chapter Foreshadowing
War Between Germany and Russia. Which
Is Now Announced as Being Imminent.
Efforts to Create an Impression that
MIR. Chamberlain's Life Is in Danger.

The Sultan of Morocco Again Reported Dead
and Revolution Among the Possibili-
ties-Miscellaneou Foreign News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
THE BONDAGE OF BALTIMORE
A Place Where the Most Expert Political
"Fine Workers" Could Obtain Points.
Germans Heelers Control the Machinery, and
the Casting of Ballots is a@Farce of the
Most Transparent Description.
ASystem of Fraud and Corruption Firm
ly Fastened on the City and State.

Interesting Little Story of Photograph That
Had Flies on It-Illness Of Secretary
Whitney-0ther Washington News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30

tain q table of statistics which. alone. will occu-
by between five and six hundred pages Of the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Transplanting Evergreen shrubs.

Many failures occur from lack of
proper treatment at transplanting.
There is no more beautiful shrub Of
this kind, than our native Laurel"
Improperly so called, as 1t is not a
Laurel), Kalmta latifolia, also called
calico Bush" 1t is very rarely seen
in cultivation, and there is general
belief that it cannot be transplanted
from the woods, but If we would have
it in our grounds, we must get nursery
grown trees. We know of great ad-
mirer of this shrub, who imported it
from an English nursery, while it grew
by thousands within few miles Of his
place. Yet this shrub can be trans
planted as readily as willow, if one
will, at transplanting it, cut it back
to remove every Leaf. This appears
like severe treatment, but unless one
will cut the beautiful shrub back to
naked stem, he had better leave it
where it grew, for it will surely fail.
Treated thus, success is certain as
with any other shrub. In due time
the naked stem will .shreak.n pro-
ducing an abundance OF new shoots,
and by autumn will be supplied with
abundant foliage. Having done this
and seen it done by others, it may be
tried with full confidence of success.
We have no doubt that other shrubs of
this class, if on their removal from the
nursery were treated in the same man
ner, would succeed more frequently
than they now do. Yet few have the
courage, when they pay a dollar, more
or less, for shrub, to mutilate it in
this manner. Still it is worth trying.
American AgrtcasIturist.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Frances Wonderful New Rifle.

The Lebel rifle, the new arm with
which the French infantry will be
supplied before next spring, is, ac-
cording to all accounts, a wonder, and
several models of the gun which have
been received here have excited great
interest. The new rifle is known by
the name of its inventor, Lebel, and is
smaller and lighter than the rifles now
in use; the French soldiers call it 1.-THE
little gun" The most authentic de-
scriptions given to the gun agree in
attributing to it a carrying power be-
yond that of any rifle heretofore in
use. The models received in New
York are not known to be accurate
copies of the Lebel gun, and expert
ments with them are impossible,
owing to the fact that the powder used
is a secret compound of which the
French Government has the monopoly.
According to all accounts the Lebel
gun will carry its bullet more than a
mile and half, and with a more
certain aim than has been possible
with ordinary rifles. The bore of the
gun is very small, and the ball, which
is OF steel and sharply pointed at one
end, is said to revolve at a speed of a
thousand revolutions second. In the
tests made by the French Government
this bullet has penetrated brick wall
eight inches thick at distance of 500
yards; it will go through any kind of
armor which can be worn by soldiers,
and at distance of more than a mile
will pass through man as easily as
at ten PAGES. The gun has no recoil
under fire, and the powder gives out
no smoke whatever. 1t has been said
that the powder used must be type
OF the smokeless hunting powder al
ready in the market, but this is denied
by the inventor, who says that he uses
an entirely new compound. The Lebel
gun is, of course, a repeater, and the
cartridges are so small that each
soldier carries 220 rounds of ammuni-
ton, as against 116 rounds, formerly
considered the maximum. = EUeniuq
Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
A Chilian Act of Vengeance.

One of the most abominable acts of
criminal vengeance conceivable by
human being has recently been per-
petrated in Chill. This monster lived
in Los Andes, Chill; and in the neigh
borhood of him there resided a family.
the members of which he hated.
When smallpox appeared in the prov
ince he secretly obtained a number of
dried pustules, and these he placed in
side plug of tobacco, which he threw
away in a place where the people he
hated were sure to see it. One of the
children picked up the tobacco and
gave it to her parents, who made
cigarettes from it and smoked them.
A very few days afterwards small pox
broke out in the house, and with such
virulence that no one of the family
escaped. The criminal, however, was
attacked. with the disease, and died
after confessing his crime. Panama
Star
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Tale of a Thoushtrul Rat.

On q very warm day in early sum-
mer happened to be standing near a
chicken-coop in a back yard, when |
noticed the head of gray rat thrust
from neighboring rat-hole, and con-
cluded to watch the movements of the
veteran. After careful survey of
the surroundings, our old rodent
seemed to be satisfied that all was
right, and made a cautious exit from
the home retreat. A fresh pan of wa
ter had been recently placed before
the chieken-coop, and the water looked
a friendly invitation to the thirsty old
rat, which Immediately started toward
it.
The rat had not reached the pan be-
fore five half-grown young ones rushed
ahead and tried to be the first at the
water. The old rat thereupon made a
a leap like kangaroo and was at the
edge of the dish in advance of the fore
most of her litter. Then ensued most
remarkable occurrence. The mother
rat raised herself on her launches and
hit and scratched her offspring so
severely whenever they attempted to
reach the water that they all finally
scudded away. evidently very much
astonished and frightened at the
strange and unaccountable behavior
of their mother. When the little ones
were at safe distance the reasons for
her extraordinary behavior began to be
revealed at once in the Intelligent
action of the old mother rat.
She first wetted her whiskers in the
water, looked suspiciously about her,
then very cautiously and carefully
took dainty little sip of the liquid.
She tasted it as tentatively and crit
ically as professional tea-taster, and
when she was satisfied that it con-
tanned no poisonous or other deleter-
ious matter. she gave a couple Of
squeaks which quickly brought her
young and thirsty brood to her side,
and all fearlessly drank their fill.
Now, this old mother rat was ex-
perienced. had evidently learned her
lesson in that school thoroughly, and
so she would not allow her young and
untaught litter to taste water which
might have contained rat-poison or
what not until she had satisfied her
self that the liquid was harmless
american Naturalist.